Grenzstadt
German, noun/ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌʃtat/
Grenzstadt is spelled G-R-E-N-Z-S-T-A-D-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 65,066th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grenzstadt is a German feminine noun meaning “border town” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Stadt an einer Grenze”.
What does Grenzstadt mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineborder town
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Stadt an einer Grenze
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Grenzstadt
- Grenzstädte plural
- Grenzstädtchen diminutive neuter
- Grenzstädtlein diminutive neuter
- Grenzstädten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Grenzstadt?
- /ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌʃtat/
- [ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌʃtat]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Grenzstadt in German?
Grenzstadt appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).